Octopodidae
Also known as: Achtarmen, Ahtapotgiller, Benthic Octopuses, Echte Kraken, Octopuses, Paprastieji aštuonkojai, Polpi, Scuttles
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Octopoda |
| Family | Octopodidae |
| Published in | d’Orbigny A. (1836). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminiferes et Polypiers, recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. Mollusques. - In: Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (eds.): Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome II. Partie 2. Zoologie. Li |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 27 |
| Species records held | 208 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 397 |
| GBIF key | 6835 |
Genera in Octopodidae
- Octopus — 113 species: Octopus alatus, Octopus alecto, Octopus americanus, Octopus aranea, Octopus araneoides, Octopus arborescens, Octopus argus, Octopus australis
- Amphioctopus — 18 species: Amphioctopus aegina, Amphioctopus arenicola, Amphioctopus burryi, Amphioctopus carolinensis, Amphioctopus exannulatus, Amphioctopus fangsiao, Amphioctopus granulatus, Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
- Callistoctopus — 16 species: Callistoctopus alpheus, Callistoctopus aspilosomatis, Callistoctopus bunurong, Callistoctopus dierythraeus, Callistoctopus furvus, Callistoctopus graptus, Callistoctopus lechenaultii, Callistoctopus luteus
- Abdopus — 8 species: Abdopus abaculus, Abdopus aculeatus, Abdopus capricornicus, Abdopus guangdongensis, Abdopus horridus, Abdopus tenebricus, Abdopus tonganus, Abdopus undulatus
- Pteroctopus — 6 species: Pteroctopus eurycephala, Pteroctopus hoylei, Pteroctopus keralensis, Pteroctopus schmidti, Pteroctopus tetracirrhus, Pteroctopus witjazi
- Scaeurgus — 5 species: Scaeurgus jumeau, Scaeurgus nesisi, Scaeurgus patagiatus, Scaeurgus tuber, Scaeurgus unicirrhus
- Cistopus — 4 species: Cistopus chinensis, Cistopus indicus, Cistopus platinoidus, Cistopus taiwanicus
- Hapalochlaena — 4 species: Hapalochlaena fasciata, Hapalochlaena lunulata, Hapalochlaena maculosa, Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
- Macrotritopus — 4 species: Macrotritopus beatrixi, Macrotritopus defilippi, Macrotritopus equivocus, Macrotritopus scorpio
- Paroctopus — 4 species: Paroctopus araneoides, Paroctopus cthulu, Paroctopus digueti, Paroctopus mercatoris
- Robsonella — 4 species: Robsonella campbelli, Robsonella fontaniana, Robsonella huttoni, Robsonella mernoo
- Euaxoctopus — 3 species: Euaxoctopus panamensis, Euaxoctopus pillsburyae, Euaxoctopus scalenus
- Histoctopus — 2 species: Histoctopus discus, Histoctopus zipkasae
- Pinnoctopus — 2 species: Pinnoctopus cordiformis, Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
- Scaergus — 2 species: Scaergus patagiatus, Scaergus unicirrhus
- Teretoctopus — 2 species: Teretoctopus alcocki, Teretoctopus indicus
- Ameloctopus — 1 species: Ameloctopus litoralis
- Danoctopus — 1 species: Danoctopus annae
- Galeoctopus — 1 species: Galeoctopus lateralis
- Grimpella — 1 species: Grimpella thaumastocheir
- Lepidoctopus — 1 species: Lepidoctopus joaquini
- Macrochlaena — 1 species: Macrochlaena winckworthi
- Macroctopus — 1 species: Macroctopus maorum
- Scaerugus — 1 species: Scaerugus patagiatus
- Styletoctopus — 1 species:
- Thaumoctopus — 1 species:
- Wunderpus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.